Dermatoglyphic Pattern of Fingertips among Bangladeshi Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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https://doi.org/10.3329/jcamr.v11i2.85225Keywords:
Dermatoglyphics, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, fingertip, ChildrenAbstract
Background: As dermatoglyphics and acute lymphoblastic leukemia have a genetic influence, there would be some correlation between the dermatoglyphics and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Objectives: The present study aims to compare and identify differences in fingertip dermatoglyphics between children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and those in a control group (healthy children).
Methodology: This was designed as a case and control group study carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka from January 2019 to June 2020. The participants were male children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia from Dhaka Shishu Hospital who served as cases and normal healthy children were selected from Sher-e-Bangla ideal school and Nobodhara Model School, Dhaka who served as controls. The study subjects were selected by convenient purposive sampling. The ink method as described by Cummins and Midlo in 1961 was used for taking the fingerprints. For detailed dermatoglyphics analyses different variables were studied by using ‘MB-ruler’ and ‘Paint’ software. Qualitative variables like finger ridge pattern in the distal phalanges were studied.
Results: The present study in both hands consideration it was observed that percentage of ulnar loop in ALL male children and healthy controls was 44.25% and 68% respectively, which was statistically significant (p value < 0.01). The percentage of whorl pattern was significantly higher (p<0.01) in ALL children (44.25%) than in healthy children (24.5%). The percentage of arch was higher (p<0.05) in cases than in controls (6.5%). Radial loop was uniformly distributed in both groups and was non-significant.
Conclusion: Percentage distribution of whorls and arches was higher but ulnar loop was lower in the case than control. Radial loop was uniformly distributed in the case than in the control.
Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research, July 2024;11(2):73-78
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